Notes from a Small Island spent three years in the Sunday Times bestsellers list, sold over two million copies and was voted on World Book Day by BBC Radio 4 listeners as the book that best represents our British identity.īill Bryson said, “ I am naturally intrigued and excited to see how Notes from a Small Island will be translated into a theatrical experience. Why does the nation that produced Marmite, Gardener’s Question time and people who say ‘Ooh lovely’ at the sight of a cup of tea, hold such a special place in his heart? And what precisely does he love so much about a country with place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells? A witty and insightful tribute to all the head-scratching quirks and idiosyncrasies of our small island, that will leave you feeling positively proud to be British. Join Bill as he journeys from Calais to Scotland, rediscovering the green and pleasant land he calls his home, before moving back to his native United States. What makes us love this country we call our own?
The production will then tour to Malvern, Cambridge, and Richmond, with further dates to announced. Directed by the Watermill’s Artistic Director Paul Hart, the production will have its world premiere in Newbury on Thursday 24 September and play until Saturday 31 October, with a national press night on Monday 28 September.
Jon Culshaw will star as ‘Bill Bryson’ in a brand-new stage production of Bryson’s award-winning memoir NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND adapted by BAFTA and Olivier Award winning playwright Tim Whitnall. IN A NEW THEATRICAL ADAPTATION OF BRYSON’S AWARD-WINNING BOOK
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